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Saturday, 26 March 2016

Irish Lives Remembered Easter Rising 1916 special

We are also delighted to announce that this excellent magazine is joining Eneclann, who many of you will already know. We are an independent company based in Dublin who have been providing excellence in family history since our foundation in Trinity College in 1998. Our research team are well known through their work for popular TV series like Who Do You Think You Are? and Finding Our Roots.

Many of you will know Fiona Fitzsimons, Research Director of Eneclann and a columnist at Irish Lives since the early issues. Many other columnists will be familiar, some from previous issues and we also have some welcome new additions.

Eileen Munnelly who established this magazine in 2012 has provided a wonderful service to the family history community, not least by her professionalism, inclusivity, good nature and dedication to quality. She is joined by a new co-editor, Shane Fitzsimons, who brings a wealth of experience from mainstream newspaper publishing.

The Eneclann team have worked hard to get this issue out in time for the Centenary Commemorations of the 1916 Rising. No doubt there will be teething pains as we learn the ropes, so please bear with us. We have some exciting plans too that we'd love to share with you.